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Pronunciation : Pie
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. pie, pye; cf. Ir. & Gael. pighe pie, also Gael. pige an earthen jar or pot. Cf. Piggin.]
Definition : 1. An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie.

2. See Camp, n., 5. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Pie crust, the paste of a pie.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pie
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pie, L. pica; cf. picus woodpecker, pingere to paint; the bird being perhaps named from its colors. Cf. Pi, Paint, Speight.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.) (a) A magpie. (b) Any other species of the genus Pica, and of several allied genera. [Written also pye.]

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: The service book.

3. (Pritn.)

Defn: Type confusedly mixed. See Pi. By cock and pie, an adjuration equivalent to "by God and the service book." Shak. -- Tree pie (Zo?l.), any Asiatic bird of the genus Dendrocitta, allied to the magpie. -- Wood pie. (Zo?l.) See French pie, under French.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pie
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: See Pi.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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